Untitled Art Podcast

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Episode 91: Museums and Institutions Fostering Inclusivity. Presented by Sutton Dec 23, 2024

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Join leading museum professionals as they discuss the evolving role of museums in promoting inclusivity and diversity within their spaces and programs. Moderated by Carlie Porterfield, Associate Editor at The Art Newspaper, the conversation will explore real-world initiatives and challenges facing cultural institutions today as they work to broaden representation and foster engagement across multiple communities and publics. This panel discussion features Patrick Charpenel, Deidré Guevara, Nicole Dowd, and María Elena Ortiz, and was recorded at Untitled Art, Miami Beach on December 5, 2024.

Episode 88: From Purchase to Patronage: Stewarding Your Growing Collection. Presented by ArtTable Dec 23, 2024

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With generous support from Private Client Select, SRI Fine Art Services, and Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, ArtTable presents an engaging discussion of the roles of steward and patron that the collector assumes upon purchasing a work of art. This second program in ArtTable’s Art Law Series, appropriate for new and seasoned collectors alike, covers multiple dimensions of stewardship each collector must consider to ensure the long-term integrity and care of works of art. Meticulous planning for insurance, shipping, and protection from natural disasters is paramount to maintaining the physical safety of the collection, but the collector’s actions following the sale—ascertaining holding periods, loaning works to museums, and exploring the resale market—must also be conducted diligently, with the sustainability of the artist’s career in mind. This panel brings together experts from the insurance, shipping, legal, and curatorial fields to cover collectors' contractual, financial, and ethical responsibilities to the artists they work with, setting up all participants for success. This panel is moderated by Samantha Anderson and features Melissa Osterwind, Amani Lewis, Shamim M. Momin, and Barbara Chamberlain, and was recorded at Untitled Art, Miami Beach on December 4, 2024.

Episode 86: Growth and Development of the Arts in Texas Dec 20, 2024

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As Untitled Art looks ahead to Houston, we revisit our VIP weekend programming in Austin, TX, earlier this season in collaboration with Soho House and Big Medium. The weekend kicked off with a panel discussion about the growth of the arts in Texas with the Director for Untitled Art, Houston, Michael Slenske, alongside Austin-based artist RF. Alvarez, Art Advisor Adam Green, Head Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs at The Contemporary Austin Alex Klein, and Co-Founders of Martha's, Ricky Morales and Meredith Williams. Touching upon Texan identity, this panel explores the growth of its cities and burgeoning art scene.

Episode 85: Miami's Art Club Panel Discussion: Young Collectors & Collection Building Oct 05, 2024

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Kicking off our fall programming, Untitled Art’s collaboration with Soho Beach House Miami’s Art Club continues. This podcast revolves around young collectors and collection building, featuring Miami-based patrons and collectors Jack Benmeleh and Daphna Bentata, as well as art advisor and historian Valentina Tintori. Moderated by Salomé Gómez-Upegi, the panel delves into the 'joy' collecting brings and the symbiotic relationship cultivated between local artists and collectors to come together to support the art ecosystem. "It's really taking care of what the artist is doing, and how much it inspires you - that is where the investment is." says Daphna Bentata. "Every time there's an opening, go to the gallery. Go to the gallery director. Find out about the artist. The artist is going to always be there at the opening - meet them, talk to them. They have studios here. Send them a DM, make an introduction, go to their studios, start learning about them." remarked Jack Benmeleh on engaging with the local artist community as part of the process of one's collection building. The panel was recorded live on-site at Soho Beach House on September 25th, 2024.

Episode 84: Performance Architecture - Taking Up Space. Presented by Commissioner Jan 26, 2024

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GeoVanna Gonzalez, multidisciplinary artist Leilani Lynch, MCA Denver Associate Curator Moderated by Komal Kehar, architect/designer, owner of Common Things To be seen and occupy space can be a radical act of political resistance. Drawing inspiration from the thought-provoking performance installation PLAY, LAY, AYE: ACT 6 by GeoVanna Gonzalez, the conversation “Taking up Space” explores the profound implications of movement as a powerful form of engagement. In this discussion, multidisciplinary artist Gonzalez, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver Associate Curator Leilani Lynch, and architect/designer Komal Kehar will examine the intricate dynamics of both private and public spaces, scrutinizing them through the nuanced perspectives of gender, race, status, or other marginalized dimensions. The conversation is poised to dissect the codified norms governing accessibility, delving into the implications of these norms and their impact on the perception and utilization of space. Presented by Commissioner, in partnership with Chief.

Episode 83: '.co.za' Presented by EBONY/CURATED Jan 26, 2024

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Three galleries exhibiting at Untitled Art, Miami Beach 2023 from Southern Africa: Ebony/Curated; Southern Guild and Kalashnikovv Gallery, come together to discuss the role of the gallery and the curator- in an evolving cultural landscape that champions the consumption of the image in what is globally understood as the digital age. These established institutions will reflect on their respective individual presentations for this year’s edition of Untitled Art in relation to the intricate overlap between art, audience, internet, and the nuance of ‘curating for the digital age’. The normalised omnipresence of our devices has rapidly brought about change in the way we understand, communicate and consume physical art. The contemporary gallery space is not immune to the impact of these unprecedented advancements, and the complex ‘technological gaze’ that accompanies them. Facilitating a discussion surrounding the prevailing power, and responsibility, of the gallery to support artists in creating a presence that is not only locally relevant, but globally significant- each gallery has their own interpretation of the theme, creating a nuanced and interesting overarching conversation.

Episode 82: Digital Empowerment & Art Gallery Innovation. Presented by Atlantic Arthouse Jan 26, 2024

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The panel will present their art gallery journeys vis-à-vis working in the digital age, and how each has developed concepts, overcome challenges, and shaped innovative pathways to entrepreneurial growth. The panel will discuss how each has measured success and/or how they advantage online tools to develop decision making.
This panel features women with diverse backgrounds, with almost 100 years of collective experience in the art gallery/ art museum field, each with significant understanding of the Caribbean mid-Atlantic region and its diasporas. As a result, the panel will develop audience understanding of an under-represented region in the art world that boasts significant art talent.

Episode 81: Forging New Paths in an Evolving Art World Jan 26, 2024

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In an industry that can seem daunting to try to navigate on your own, Hannah Gottlieb-Graham, Jordan Huelskamp, Charlie Jarvis, and Maria Vogel have each forged their own, unique paths independent of any preexisting entity. Recognized mavericks in their respective lanes, each speaker will share insight from their years navigating the complexities of the art world and how they brought their singular visions to life.

Episode 80: Making and Claiming Space. Presented by Jonathan Carver Moore Jan 26, 2024

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This year’s curatorial theme, “Gender Equality in the Arts,” and the topic of “Making and Claiming Space” is an opportunity to construct a diverse group of panelists who are often unheard and unseen in the art world. While we are seeing an uptick in artists of color, queer artists and women; what about the underrepresented individuals behind the scenes? What does diversity look like as far as gallery owners, gallery directors, curators, and institutional leaders? We want to know more about the lens in which they are all operating from, how their unique points of view will impact the contemporary landscape, and what we can expect from them in addition to more.
Join us for a conversation organized and moderated by 2023 Exhibitor, Jonathan Carver Moore, founder and director of his eponymous gallery in San Francisco with panelists: Natasha Becker, curator for the Arts of Africa at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; Storm Anthony Griffith, San Francisco-based collector, investor, entrepreneur and technologist specializing in collecting emerging artists with a focus on Bay Area art; Kacy Jung, exhibiting photo-based mixed-media sculptor; and Mari Robles, an arts educator, leader and organizer guided by a mission to connect people to quality arts education.

Episode 79: Sharif Bey in conversation with Rachel Delphia. Presented by albertz benda Jan 26, 2024

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A conversation between Curator, Rachel Delphia and Artist, Sharif Bey to discuss his work since his major 2021 solo exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of Art, in which the artist exhibited a survey of his studio practice alongside pieces created onsite in response to the museum’s collection.This conversation will focus specifically on the artist’s newest series, the Guardians, to consider how Bey uses sculpture as autoethnography, exploring individual and collective identity through the recontextualization of forms that have historically been used to represent status or power. The Guardians series furthers Bey’s enduring exploration of Nkisi nkondi figures, expressing questions of legacy, ornamentation, and matriarchal power. Commenting on these works, Curator Rachel Delphia writes, “It is no surprise that Bey’s Guardians are women. Each sculpture carries literal and figurative baggage, in their attributes and in the symbolic weight that generations of African American mothers bear.” This conversation will also delve into the importance of relationships shared between artists and curators extending beyond specific institutional projects, and the ways these dialogues can enrich and expand an artist’s studio practice.

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